Replaying device for talking machines



R.- B. HOWARD. REPLAYING DEVICE FOR TALKING MACHINES.

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 22.1920.

1,430,450. I Patented Sept. 26', 1922.

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1,430,450c Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

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` APPLICATIUN FILED JULY 22,1920.

1,430,450.' Patentedsept. 26,1922.

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Application filed July 22, 1920. Serial No. 398,094.

To @ZZ-whom t may concern Be it known that'l, RUSSELL B. a citizen'of theUnited States, residing at Putney, in the jcoiiiity of lllindham and State of Vermont, have invented a new and vuseful lleplaying ADevice, for Talking Machines,.ofwhich the following is a specili-v cation.A i l.

The principal objects of thisinvention HOWARD,

are to provide a simple and practical device by which a talking machine, phonegrap h7 or the like, can be caused to play and replay a record as long as may be desiredgto pro vide a device of this character which can loev adjusted very simply to provide for records of'diiterent lengths; .adjustments 1seing arrangedfor'at both ends oftherecord; tov

provide connections on a shaft operated hy the motor shaft for initiating the various operationsor controlling them; to provide automatic means for throwing said `devices in ando'ut of operation; to provide an im,

proved and simpliiied means `for` lifting the stylus from' the record and lowering it hack into operativefplaying position; to control the mechanism therefor hy locating it in the tone arm; to provide a convenient device for swingingy the tone-arm hack from the fstopping position to the lstarting position.; to provide means connected with the last named mechanism shown in Fig. 1 with the tonearml` removed; j

Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line 4.--4 of F ig. 5, which is an elevation ofthe mechanism for lifting the sound box;

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i* 1g. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 1; l

-F ig. 7 isan end elevationof shown in Fig. 6,; v

F ig. 8 is a sectional vieW on the line 8--8 Fig. 9 is a: side mechanism;

Fig.' 10 is a sectionalview on the Vlinev 10-10fofjFig- 8; showing thev clutch locking mechanism in plang' y Fig. 11 is asectional viewfon the line 11j-11 of Figi showing part ofthe clutch y locking mechanism; y j

Fig. 12 fis a plan' taken'above the ycover of the casing showing a part of theloeking mechanism; h y n i l F 13 is a sectional view' on the line elevation of the' clutch Fig. 111 is a sectional 14414' of'Fig. '13;'y

-15vis va Asectional View onA the lineA 15 15 of Fig. 7;? j l i Fig. 16 is a plan taken above the cover of the' controlling mechanism7 shown in a difmechanism for controllingthe stopping of the said shaft and for locking the shaft starting connections; and in .general to provide means for accomplishing these several purposes associated ,with each other in a convenient way so 'that tliey'canhe applied to an ordinary machine Without material modifications. Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear' hereinafter. y y 'Y c Reference is to he had to the accompanying drawings in whichj y i Fig. 1 is a plan of a talking machine of one type showing such 'features of this inlention are applied on the top' of the FiezQ is a, sectional view on theline 2-2 of Fig. 17 showing the tone-arm and its connected parts in side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a plan on enlarged scale. of the ferent position from thatin which it appears -in Figjj iff 5 v Fig. 17 is a sectional viewv onthe line 174-17 of Fig. 165': Y i n Fig. 18 is an endview ofthe tone' arm moving elements,'and Fig.v 19 isasectionalv .view onx the line19-f19 of 15.

This i.i' 1vention','either in the form shown' or in' lsome lequivalent*forin,fis-capable of heing'applied 'to' various kindsf'of talking machines and lthe like, Yincluding those hav-4 ing positive feeding means for'shi'fting the" View on the line the parts i.

tone arm across the record. I have not thought itnecessary to illustrate it in con-, 4

`lnectioii; therewith but have` shown it only as applied to amachine of 'the Welllinown type in which the tonearm shifted by the travel of the stylus" :in thegroove 'on the playing record. .An example of this is vshown fin .the drawingslas comprising a casing having a cover 11 provided underneath with a motor 12 havinga governor 13 which is controlled by any well-known device for that purpose. This motor in the usual way operates a spiral gear 14 which runs a worm 15 that is mounted on and forms part of the shaft 16 which rotates the record supporting table 17 on which is located the record R.

For the purpose of this invention T have provided a shaft 2O parallel with the motor shaft 19 on which a gear 21 is mounted. This drives a smaller gear or pinion 22 on a parallel shaft 23. This shaft carries a gear orv pinion 24 adapted to mesh with a gear 25 slidably mounted on the operating shaft 20. This gear 25 has a sliding sleeve 26 through the hub of which entends an oblong slot 27. Tnto this projects a stud 28 fixed to the shaft 20. This sleeve is also provided with a disc'ZQ having a cam projection 3G. These elements constitute a slid ing clutch.

A spring 31 operating against a collar 3Q fixed on the shaft 2O normally pushes thel disc 29 and gear 25 to the right in Fig. 6,` so that the gear will tend to mesh with the` gear or pinion 24 and the shaft 2O will be positively operated whenever the sliding sleeve is free to move.

@n a bracket 33 fixed on the bottom of tiie cover 11 is pivoted a lever 34. This is provided with a downwardly extending projection or stud 35 normally held up in inoperative position by a spring 36. Tt is however capable of being pushed down in opposition to that spring so as to come into the path of travel of the cam projection 30,. ln that case this lever, not being adapted to swing except on the horizontal pivot 37, will push the structure embodying the parts 25, 26 and 29 back against the spring 31 into the position shown in Fig. 6, 'thus disconnecting the element 25 from the motor and preventing the operation of the mechanism which constitutes the principal part of this invention.

Mounted on the shaft 2O are two cams 38 and 39. On each of these cams rests a lever, 40 and 41 respectively. These levers are guided in a bracket 42 having slots for that purpose and located on the bottom of the cover 11. @n this bracket is pivoted a lever 43 which has a downwardly extending portion 44 resting on the lever 40. The other end of the lever 43 projects over the free end of the lever 34. `When the high part of the cam 36 raises the lever 40 the lever 34 is depressed and the projection 35 moved idown into a position to engage the cam projection 30. This performs the function of stopping the shaft 2O as stated, but at other times the spring 36 holds these parts up and permits of thelfull operation of the device.

The lever 40 also has other functions. lt is connected by a spring 46 and hook 47 forming a lost motion connection with a lever 48 which has a wedge-shaped operating end 49. W hen the lever 40 rises it first operates the lever 43 to depress the lever 34. Then, when the spring 46 is fully compressed, a pin on the top of the lever 40 engages and positively moves the left-hand end of the lever `48 up, depresses the wedge 49, and forces it against the slanting side of the end of an arm 50. The latter is thus forced back against a spring 51 mounted on a pin 52. The resultof `this is to force a depending projection or latch 53 on the arm 50 to the right into the position shown in Fig. 8. There it comes over a notch 54 on the end of the lever 34 and loclrs that lever down in its position for stopping the mechanism when the cam 29 completes a revolution.

When the cam 38 is moving from its higher position to the lower one the lever 40 begins to be depressed. The first action of this is to cause the hook 47, after an idle downward motion, to come into contact with the lever as indicated in Fig. 11 and draw the wedge 49 up away from the arm 50. This `then allows the projection or latch 53 to move to the left in Fig. 8 and releases the lever 34. Then the spring 36 lifts the lever 34 and removes the projection 35 from the path of the cam 30'. This allows the shaft 2O to operate until the cam 38 comes around to its lowermost position.

This cam 38 and lever 40 also have another function'. Connected with the end ofthe lever is a chain or other convenient connecv tion 56 which is connected with the lower end of a lever 57 pivoted on a stud 58 on a bracket 59 supported from the cover 11. The upper end of this lever has a comparatively wide range of motion. Tt extends up to a .point just below the lower surface of the cover and is connected by a link 60 with a horizontal slide 61 operating in guideways 62 mounted on-the bottom of the cover 11.

rThis slide is arranged in the present instance at the rear of the machine, and is provided with a spring 63 for drawing it back when he lever and flexible connection 56 allow that action to talee place.

On this slide is a shaft 64 extending up through the cover 11. as vertical and is provided with an arm 65 connected by a spring 66 with the link 60 to turn the shaft always in one direction until it engages a stop 67. Therefore it will always turn it back to that position when for any reason it is ever turned away from it.

The shaft 64 extends through a slot 70 in the cover 11 parallel with the slide 61, and is provided with an arm 71 lying over the cover 11. and adapted to engage a downwardly extending stud 72 on the tone arm 73 for operating the same on its pivot at 74.

1t will be seen therefore that theoperation This shaft is shown 71 is cushionedby the spring 66, so that the tone arm is not suddenly put into action or suddenly stopped. Y

I have shown an adjustable stop pivoted on a stud 76 and yieldingly held in its adjusted positions by a spring 77 or friction device. This constitutes a very simple means for adjusting the point at which the playing is to be commenced and constitutes a stop for limiting the motion of the tone arm in that direction.

lt will be understood that when the tone arm is left in its starting position as shown in Fig. 1 and the record is played, it will be graduallymoved over to its limiting position, that is, the position at which the record stops. If it engages the arm 71 during this action this arm will yield on account of the presence of the spring 66, even if the operation of this arm is not completed at that time. This constitutes a valuable safety feature. But whether it engages this arm or not it will eventually touch an adjustable limit gauge 80. This is shown in the form of a member mounted on an arm 81 having an adjusting slot 82 through which it is secured by a screw 83 to an oscillatable lever 84. The arm 81 is also pivotally mounted at 85 on an oscillatable arm 86 having a handle 87 for operating the whole device. These two arms 84 and 86 are shown as pivoted on a screw 87'd on the cover 11, and a spring 88 is provided for yieldingly pulling this whole element over to the right. The limit gauge 80, being adjusted properly in accordance with the point at which the record stops, the spring 88 will pull the whole structure over until a tooth 89 enters a notch 90 in a lever 91 which is mounted on the upper end of a shaft 92 that passes down into the casing.

I have shown the machine as provided with the usual brake which consists of a three-armed lever 95 having a brake member 96 for engaging on the inside of the downwardly extending flange on the record supporting table 17. This is controlled by a spring 97 limited by a stop 98 working in a. slot 99 in this arm. These parts are well known. T have, however. provided a stud 100 and freely pivoted thereon is a lever 101 having a stud 102 extending upwardly from each end. Either end of this lever is adapted to be engaged by one of the armsv of the brake lever 95, and when the brake is on as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, it will be held by it in the position shown therein. In this position the stud 102 at the other end engages the end of the lever 91 and'prevents is removed and the lever 101 has no effect.'

The shaft 92 on which the lever 91 is fixed extends down through the cover 11 and is provided on its lower end with the arm 50 having the projection 53 thereon. lVhen released by the withdrawal of the tooth 89 the spring 51 will f orce the projection 53 away from the notch 54: thus turning the shaft 92 and consequently the arm 50. This allows the lever 3d to riseand the clutch to be thrown in to start this mechanism.

Having described Athe mechanism for starting and stopping the repeating apparatus and for moving the tone arm back from the position in which it is left when the selection has been played to that in which it is ready to start in over again, li will now describe that for lifting the sound box and stylus. This is operated by the cam 39 and lever 41. Pivotally connected with this lever is a link 110 which depends therefrom and is pivoted at its lower end to a lever 111. The pivotal connection in this case is shown as involving a bent end 112 on the link 110. This lever 111 is pivoted at 113 to a bracket 114: on the casing 10 and it extends into the sound conduit or air -channel 115 which communicates with the tone arm 73 above, of course being hollow. 111 passes into a slot in the end of'a lever 116 pivoted inside the air channel. This is provided with a flexible connection shown in the form of a chain 117 at its opposite end. This passes up the vertical portion of the sound conduit and is connected at its top inside the hollow `arm 73 with an arm 118 mounted on a shaft 119. This shaft extends out through the side of the tone arm and has an arm 120 fixed to its projecting end. This arm has an eye 121 through which passes a link 122 having a head 123 so that it is slidably connected with the arm 120. @n the end it is provided with a bent end or hook 124 extending into a slot in an arm 125 fixed to the sound box supporting frame 126. The action of these parts to lift the sound box 127 and stylus 128 off the record will be obvious.

The operation of the machine is as fol.- lows :wl/When it is desired to Astart to play and repeat, the brake 95 is turned to the off' position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 and the two stops 75 and 80 are adjusted properlv according to the length of the record to be played and repeated. The stud 72 has to be brought into position between the stop 75 and the arm 71 in order to get the stylus into -proper position for playing. The usual starting device is then operated to start the The free end of this lever' i latch 53 machine and the playing talres place in the usual manner. nJhe sl att 20 nonnally perg forms no function while the selection is beplayed. is Athe stylus travels across the -record the stud 72 moves over the path indicate-:il by its dotted line positions in 3 :troni the one at the right to the one at the left, lilhen it reaches the one shown at the lett it engages the stop 8O and pushes it back, releas o; the tooth 89 from the notch 90. rlhe le` lOl is free this time and jn'esents no obstacle to the action of this element. 'lll his allows the siaiit 92 to be turned slightly by the spring so as to move the projection or latch to the left in 8 and per .t the lever 331i: to be raised by its spring this having been locked previously in its depressed position. ut before the was stopped. previously the lever sha't 2O l been pulled do in at the lett and 48 ha( up at the right by tho itact that the lever et() rested on the low part of the c n 3S. rthis is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. ll. The result of tl is is that the projection on the lever Elfi is moved up ari/'ay 'from the projection 3() on the cam disc 2). Therefore the spring 3l pushes the gear to the right in Fig. G and keeps it in mesh with the constantly rotating lli-om that point on the shaft 2G will continue to rotate throughout a complete revolution or until the projection 35 again moves down into position to withdraw the 25. rllhen the shaft 2i will stop.

The repeating mecha-insha having started into operation in this way the lire. ei'ect of it is ttor the earn to raise its lever l-l. The cams 238 and S9 are so located and shaped that this occurs while 'the arm l0 is resting' on the low part ot its cam The ascent'ot the lever all raises the link ll() and draws down the chain ll? so as to swing the shaft 119 slightly and pull the linlr l2@ to the lett in Fig. 2, causing the arin 125 to swing with it and the sound l2? to turn upwardly on its pivot. rlfhe cam 89 is so shaped that these parts will remain in the position in which they are thus placed throughout a large pr portion of the revolution of the shaft 20.

ils soon as the sound bon is raised the cam 3S comes into action and raises its arm t0n This ias several einfects. ln the i'irst place it releases the lever il@ and moves it bach to the full line position shown in ll, so that the wedge 419 cornes down into contact with the arm 50 and is l'orced by the positive action of the lever l() to move this arm back against he spring 5l. rlhis swings the vshaft 92 back so that the tooth 89 will enter the notch 90 and move the projection or over into the full line position shown in 8 to loclr the lever 34; down against the action of the spring and leave the projection 35 in the path ot the cam insonne projection 30. Before this takes place, the ascent of the lever l0 has resulted in raising the lprojection le on the lever 43 and thus depressing the other end of that lever which tends over the arin 34: and depresses that arm into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 8. lt is then locked in position as stated. The parts are thus lett in position 'for repeating.

rlhe ascent of the arm l0 also raises the Aflexible connection 56 and swings the lever 57 from the full line position in Fig. 15 to the dotted line position. This, through the action ot the connections above described, moves the slide 6l in the same direction. This slide as stated has pivoted upon it the arm 7l and that is in the path of the stud 72, so this action moves the tone arm, through its stud 72, bach to the starting position.

lt is at this point that the cam 39 allows the lever al to drop and the sound box is then automatically dropped down' so as to replace the stylus in playing position. This is done through the connections extending up through the air passage and tone arm.

lt will be noted that the position in which the stylus is lowered on the record is determined by the position of the stop 7 5 which is adjusted before the playing commences. lt will also be noticed that the position in which the stylus is located when the repeat ing mechanism starts to operate is controlled by the liuiit gauge SO which is likewise adjusted at the beginning.

rllhe replacing of the stylus on the record at the commencement of the same is finally accomplished at about the time the cam projection 3G engages the projection 35 and forces the disc 29 back so as to stop the rotation of the shaft 20. lt will be understood of course that the motor operates continuously throughout all this action and also the shafts 3 and 20. rlhe brake 95 is puton to stop replaying.

ln this way a positive acting mechanism is provided which can be applied with minor changes to all types of talking machinesA and the like and will be certain to operate tor the purposes specified. lt is also provided with yielding connections to avoid any interference of the several operative parts even it something should happen to the mechanism to disarrange it and cause it to operate slightly out or" its proper order. However,the mechanism is so designed that such an accident could not occur except by the inter-position ot some foreign body or the dislocation ot some of the parts by an accident such as would be lilrely to throw any hind oit machinery out of order.

Although l have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention and shown it as applied to only one type of phonograph l am aware ot the fact that modiiications can be made therein and that it can be applied to other types of machines by persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as eX- pressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to the particular machine shown herein or the details of construction, but what I do claim is l. In a talking machine, the combination with an operating motor and a tone arm, of an element operated by the motor, yielding means for constantly tending to hold said element in condition for being operated by the motor, positive means for disconnecting said element from the; motor, means operated by the motion of the tone arm for rendering said disconnecting means inoperative, and means operated by said element for moving the tone arm to a position to reeat.

2. In a talking machine, the combination with an operating motor and a movable tone arm, of an element operated by the motor, means for directly and positively disconnecting lsaid element from the motor after a cycle of operations has been completed, adjustably located means operated by the motionof the tone arm for moving said disconnecting means into inoperative position, and thus permit the said element to continue to operate through a second cycle, and

means operated by said element for moving the tone arm to a position to repeat.

3. The combination with a talking machine and the motor for operating it, of a replayng operating element, means for connecting said element with and disconnecting it from the motor comprising a rotary cam mounted to move in an axial direction and a lever having means adapted to lie in posit-ion to cause the cam to move as it turns, means for locking said lever in operative position, and means operated by the tone arm of the machine as it moves to its limiting` position after playing a selection for releasing said lever and permitting it to move from said operative position, whereby said operating element will begin its operation.

4. The combination with a talking machine and the motor for operating it, of a shaft, means for connecting said shaft with and disconnecting it from the motor comprising acam mounted to move and a lever having means adapted to lie in position to cause the cam to move as it turns, means for locking said lever in operative position, and means operated by the tone-arm of the machine as it moves to its limiting position after playing a selection for releasing said lever and permitting it to move from said position.

5. The combination with a talking machine, a motor for operating it, and a swinging tone-arm, of a replaying mechanism, a sliding clutch connecting said mechanism with the motor and disconnecting it therefrom, a cam constituting a part of said clutch, means adapted to lie in the path of said cami for positively drawing the cam and clutch back out of the clutching position, a latch for holding said means in 'operative position, and means operated by the tone arm for releasing said latch and allowing the said means to move intoinoperative position.

6. In a replaying device for a talking machine, the combination with a motor for operating the machine, and aiswinging tonearm, of replaying connections, a clutch for connecting said replaying lconnections with the motor and disconnecting them therefrom, a cam for operating said clutch, means adapted to lie in the path of said cam for drawing the cam and clutch back out of the clutching position, a latch for positively holding said means in operative position, means operated by the tone-arm for releasing said latch and allowing the cam operating means to movev into inoperative position, and yielding means for moving said cam operating means to inoperative position when released.

7. In a ltalking machine, the combination with a swinging tone-arm, of a shaft having replaying connections, a sliding clutch on said shaft for connecting it with a source i of power and disconnecting it therefrom, a

lever having means forvpositively drawing the clutch back out of clutching position, a latch for holdingthe lever in operative position, means operated by the tone-arm for releasing said latch, and means operated by the shaft for positively moving the lever into inoperative position.

8. 'Ihe combination with a talking machine, a motor for operating it, and a swing-` ing tone arm, of a shaft, replaying connections operated by said shaft, a sliding clutch on said shaft for connecting it with the motor and disconnecting it therefrom, a cam constituting a part of said clutch and rotating with the shaft, a lever having means ada-pted to operate said cam for drawing the clutch .back ont of the clutching position, a latch for holding the lever in operative position, a movable stop adapted to be operated by the tone arm at the end of a selection and having a tooth, a lever having a notch for normally receiving said tooth, and means for turning said lever from the position in which it holds the first named lever locked in its operative position, whereby when the tooth is withdrawn from the notch the last named means will be free to act.

9. The -combination with a talking machine, a motor for operating it, and a swinging tone-arm, of a shaft, replaying connections actuated by said shaft, a clutch for connecting it therefrom, a cam for operating said clutch, a lever having means for positively drawing the cam and clutch back ont of the clutching position,a latch for holding the lever in operative position, a spring for moving said lever back, means operated by the tone arm for releasing said latch and allowing the lever to move into inoperative position, and means operated by said shaft for positively moving said latch into its latching position.

lO. The combination with a talking machine, and a motor for operating it, of a shaft having replaying connections, a sliding clutch on said shaft for connecting it with the motor and disconnecting it therefrom, a cam constituting a part of said clutch and rotating with the shaft, a lever having means adapted to lie in the path of said cam for positively drawing the cam and clutch back out of the clutching position, a latch for holding the lever in operative position, means operated by said shaft for positively moving said latch into its locking position and holding it there` means for positively withdrawing said latch moving means thereafter, and yielding means for forcing the latch into inoperative position to release the lever.

ll. The combination With a talking machine, its operating motor and movable tonearm, of a shaft, replaying means operated by said shaft, means for connecting said shaft with and disconnecting it from the motor, a lever having a projection, a cam controlling the connecting means and movable in the path of said projection, a spring for forcing said cam and connecting means into operative positionto connect the shaft with the motor, said projection being adapted to hold the cam and connecting means in inoperative position, yielding means for moving` said lever to a position to remove the projection from the path of the cam, a lever having its end engaging the first named lever, and means on said shaft for positively operating the latter lever to force the firstnamed lever into operative position.

l2. The combination with va talking machine, its operating motor and movable tone arm, of a shaft, a clutch for connecting said shaft with and disconnecting it from the motor, means operated by the tone arm for controlling the actuation of said controlling mea-ns when the selection has been finished, said means comprising a lever having a projection, a cam connected with the clutch and movable in the path of said projection, means for yieldingly forcing said cam and clutch into operative position, said projection being adapted to positively holdv the cam and clutch in in-operative position, yielding means for moving said lever to a position to remove the projection from the path of the cam, a second lever having its end engaging the first named lever, means on said shaft for positively operating dthe latter lever to force the first named level` into operative position, the first named lever having notch, an arm provided With a projection adapted to engage said notch and hold the first named lever in operative position, a spring for normally holding said arm and projection out of the Way of said notch, and means for engaging said arm and positively forcing it against the spring into position to engage in the notch.

13. The combination with a talking machine, its operating motor and a shaft, a clutch for connecting said shaft with and disconnecting it from the motor, a lever having a projection, a cam connected with the clutch and movable in the path of said proj ection to positively hold the cam and clutch in in-operative position, a second lever engaging the first named lever, means on said sha-ft for operating the latter lever to force the rst named lever into operative position, the first named lever having a notch, an arm adapted to engage said notch and hold the first named lever in operative position, and means for engaging said arm and positively forcing` it into position to engage in the notch.

141-. The combination with a talking machine, its operating motor and movable tonearm, of a shaft. a clutch for connecting said shaft with and disconnecting it from the motor, a lever having' a notch, a cam connected with the clutch and movable in the path of said lever to hold the cam and clutch in position to connect the motor `with the shaft, yielding means for moving said lever from the path of the cam, means for engaging the lever, means on said shaft for positively operating the engaging means to force the lever into operative position, an arm adapted to engage said notch and hold the lever in operative position.,I said arm arranged to be retracted after it has been operated, a stop adapted to be operated by the tone arm when it reaches the end of a selection, means connected with said stop for holdin g the arm locked in operative position to hold the lever in position to actnate the cam, and means whereby when the tone arm reaches the position for completing the playing of the selection the arm will be released so that .it can move ont of the Way and permit the lever to move ont of operative position.

15. The combination With a talking machine, its operating motor and movable tone arm. of a shaftn clutching means for connecting said shaft With and disconnecting it from the motor, a lever having a notch, a cam connected with the clutching means and dmovable across the path of said lever, an

arm provided With a projection adapted to s lll@ Vlever in position to actuate the cam, and

means whereby said stop can be adjusted to provide for throwing the clutch and stopping the shaft at any desired point in the path of travel of the tone arm.

16. The combination with a talking machine, its operating` mot-or and movable tone arm, of a shaft, clutching means for connecting said shaft with and disconnectingit from the motor, a levei` having a projection adapted to positively hold the clutching` means in inoperative posit-ion, a cam lconnected with the clutching means and movable in the path of said projection, a spring for forcingv said cam and clutching means into operative position, yielding means for moving said lever to a position to remove the projection from the path of the cam, a inovably mounted stop adapted to be actuated by the tone arm during its travel provided With a tooth, a lever having a notch for receiving said tooth, abralre, and means connected With said bralre for preventing the actuation or the last named when the brake is on.

17. The combination With a talking chine, its operating motor and movable ltone arm, of a shaft, clutching means for connecting `said. shaft with and disconnecting it from the motor, means operated by 'the tone arm for controlling the actuation of said clutching means When the select-ion has been nished, the last named means comprising a lever. having` a projection, a cam connected with theclutching means, a spring for forcing saidcam and clutching' means into operative position, said projection being' adapted to positively hold the cam and clutching' -means in inoperative position, yielding means for moving` said lever to a position to remove the projection from the path of the cam, a lever having its `end enea(ringf the `first, named lever, means on said shat for positively operating the latter lever toforoe the first named lever into 'operative position, said means operated by the tone arm being' provided vvith a tooth, a relativelymovable Lnotch for receiving said tooth, a bralie, a

Jfreely movable member adapted to be engaged by the brake and having means prevent-ing4 the actua jion of said notch When the she motor, means operated by the tone arm for controlling the actuation of said clutching;k

means comprising a projection, a cani connected With the connecting means and movable in the path of said projection, said pi'ojection being adapted to positively hold the cam and connectingv means in inoperative position, yielding means for moving said projection to a position away from the path of the cam, a lever adapted to actuate said projection, means on said shaft for positively operating the lever to force the projection into operative position, and ine-ans actuated by said shaft for moi/'ing the tone arm back vacross the record after the shaft starts.

19. The combination with a talking machine and the motor for operating it, of a shaft,.means for connecting said shaft With vand disconnecting it from the motor coinprising a cam mounted to move and a lever having means adapted to liein'position to cause the cani to move as it turns, means for locking said lever in operative position, means operated by the tone arm of the machine as it moves to its limitingl position after playing a selection for releasing said lever and permitting itto move from operative position, a secondy cam on said shaft, a lever actuated by the last named cam, and means connecter With the last named lever for swinging the tone arm bach across the record after the shaft start-s.

20. The combination with a talking machine, the motor for operating it, and a tone adapted to swing to move a stylus across the record, of a shaft, a cam on said shaft, a 1ever operated by said cam, means operated by said lever for positively disconnecting from the motor when the shafthas completed a revolution, said means comprisinn' movable member a lever connected with the first named lever for positively actuatin saidinovable member into loperative position for disconnecting' the shaft, a latch for holding` said member in operative position, means actuated by the first named lever for positively lockingu saidlatch, and means operated bythe first named lever for mor/'ing the tone arm haelt after theshaft commences to operate. 1

2l. rlhe comlfiination with a talking` machine, the motor for operating it, and a tone arm adapted to swing move a stylus across the record, of a shaft, means for connecting` said shaft with the motor to be operated thereby, a lever operated by said shaft, means operated by said lever foi-disconnectin.;` the shaft from the motor when the shaft :ias completed a revolution, a latch for holdinrgfsaid means in operative position, means actuated by the lever for positively locking said latch, and `means operated by the lever for movingv the tone arm alftery the kshaft commences to operate.

v22. rEhe combination with a talking ma- Aling,` the connection of the slide connected with the sl arm adapted to swing; to move I the recelo, or a sh i it, ineens lo the shaft with the motor, a ,Y shaft a lever restingl on sfu-,l cam a LAiovaole 7 Q B Y member, lever connected Ie i'st named lever for positivenv act said movable meY into operative position for disconnectii u the shaft, a slide, connections from the first named l ver for moi/'ing the slide in one direction an arm yieldingly ceuneeted with said lice and movable ther With, a projection the tone arm in position be engagea the said arm on the slide a l moved 'there Jj, Anoving the tone arm the commences to operate.

The oombinat'oiA with a talking machine, the motor for opeiting it, and tone arm, of a shaft, means fior connect shaft With the motor to be operat by, a lever operated by said shaft, means operated by said lever for positively disconneeting` the shaft from the motor when the shaft has completed a revolution, a latch for holding said means in ope-tive position, means actuated by the lever for positively locking said latch, a slide connected with said lever to be operated thereby, shaft pivoted on said slide having; an ai ing therefrom, a spring for holdin. t

yieldingly in its extreme positi i on the tone arm movable in posi ,oM said arm to be moved b 24. ln a talkin@ machine With a motor for operating; record, YL eely pivoted tone arm, and a casio o* in which the machine is mounted, of shaft adapted to be connected With the motor, a leiy ated by said shaft, a slide con eeed the lever to be operated thereby, progecting 'through the caer and me 1- r 'i .L i with sind slide, a no aa d nJ mounted on the casing` means by which it *will be moy l n reaches a predicaerin` nosition, and As l l. connected With the limit o;

motor.

machine the eombiu ation n, and a 25. ln a talkin o; with a motor, a tone which tl machine is mou adapted to be connected i.

a lever, means on the shaft for operating the lever, a second lever, means operated by the second er for directly controlling the connection of tl e shaft with the motor, means operated by the first named lever for positively foi-'ing the second lever into position to disconnect the shaft from the motor, and means operated the first named lever for locking,v the second lever in tiat position.

27. 'llie combination with a talking` machine, the motor for operating it, and a tone arm adapted to swing to move a stylus across the record, f a shaft, means for connecting said sha-ft .ith the motor to be operated thereby, lever operated by said shaft,

means operated by said lever for disconnect-y ing the shaft from the motor when the shaft has completed a revolution, a latch for holdsaid means in operative position, means actuated by said lever for positively locking said latch, means operated by the lever for moving the tone arm back after the shaft commences to operate, a cam on said shaft, and means connected with and operated by said cam for first lifting the stylus carried by the tone arm. o

The combination With a talking machine, the motor for operating it, and a tone adapted to swing'A to move a stylus across the record, of a shaft, a cam on said shaft, lever restino; on and operated by said cam, means operated by said lever for positively disconnecting the shaft from the motor When the shaft has completed a revolution, said comprisin@` a movable member, a lever connected with the first named lever for positively actuating` said movable member into operative position for disconnecting,` the a latch for holding said movable member in operative position, means actuated by the first named lever for positively locking1 tch, means operated by the Y,first named j the tone arm bael; after the shaft commences to operate, second cam on said sha-ft, and means connected with and oneroted by said second cam foryfirst lift- .c stylus carried by the tone arm.

29. ln a ring machine the combination of a motor, a tone arm, a sound boi; for eairying` a stylus pivoted on the tone arm, a sound conduit, a shaft adapted to be operated by the motor, a cam on said shaft, a lever extending into the sound conduit and adapted to be lifted by the cam, a shaft carried by the tone arm and having tivo arms, one inside and the other outside the tone arm, t inside one beingeonnected with the last named lever, and

ie i a connection between the outside arm and the sound box for swinging it.

30. ln talking` machine the combination of a motor for operating it, a easing` in which the motor is located, a tone-arm pivotally mounted outside the casing, a sound box for carryinga stylus pivoted ont-he tone arm,

having two arms, one inside and the other outside the tone arm7 the inside one being connected With thelast named lever, and a 10st motion connection between the outside arm and the sound box for swinging it upon its pivot.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto af- Xed my signature.

RUSSELL B. HOWARD. 

